Why Does God Make Us Wait?

When we hope in something that only God can pull off for us, we have to wait.
We live in a day and age though, where everything is instant and because most things we want are right at our fingertips, we expect God to move fast as well. However I’ve learned waiting is a good thing, it’s a time to reflect, a time to invest in all that you hope for. Waiting is a hidden treasure buried deep and before it comes to full fruition it is first refined through the fire. Once the process is over you discover a valuable transformation that has taken place in your life you never thought possible.
Let waiting be a time for reflection to see where you’re at spiritually in your relationship with the Lord. Waiting is the time to make valuable investments in your spiritual life
Waiting is a time to set goals for growth!
I’ve discovered in my own personal life, waiting is rewarding in the end, but that doesn’t mean the journey is easy it’s not, however as time goes by it does get easier. ( Believe it or not when I started waiting , I don’t know how many times I cried for the Lord to make it happen for me, but as years passed by it didn’t matter anymore because I was enjoying the journey with Him so much. How crazy is that? But it’s true:)
Through the waiting you win and not lose, trust me it’s worth it to wait. Because if you don’t, and jump ahead of God’s plan it will lead to disappointment or possibly a disaster.
Through waiting you gain wisdom, through waiting you gain strength. Waiting on the Lord is putting your trust in Him and you give Him permission to work in your life.
Without trust in God waiting won’t work. You have to trust in Him totally and for trust to work in you, it takes time to build.
Here are the steps I took and what a glorious outcome has taken place in my life in my Intimate relationship with the Lord…

Step One:
Seek Him first and all these things shall be added unto you that’s where it all starts is seeking…Seek His strength
I first had to seek the Lord and keep on seeking. Did I trust Him at the beginning? Well to be honest no I didn’t, in fact I didn’t even believe that He loved me. Why? because so many people in my past said they loved me, but instead they broke my heart, so how could I believe someone loves me that I can’t see? He said He would prove His love to me and I knew I couldn’t go back where I was, so I decided to follow Him. I had to really know Him, I kept seeking Him for something deep with Him. I couldn’t settle for a shallow experience because if He couldn’t help, I knew life was over for me.

Step Two
Feed on His word.. I started with the book of Psalms. I would speak words of strength into my life and discovered the scripture was building me up into a woman of new strength, wisdom and joy. It didn’t happen overnight but as I continued feeding my soul a powerful transformation was taking place and His glory and grace was weaving my heart closer to His.

Step Three
Prayer…I wrote prayers from different promises from the word of God and prayed them every day. That was new to me praying prayers in a repetitious form, however little did I know at the time the powerful inner peace and strength that was being developed. Then as time went on and I came to acknowledge the Holy Spirit the beginning of a whole new spiritual prayer life was inspired as He enabled me.

Step Four
Praise & Worship
God inhabits the praises of His people. We are empowered as we praise Him. But not only that praise and worship is a powerful weapon against the enemy and it tears down and destroys the darkness around you and your family, he is powerless and hates when we praise Jesus. The Holy Spirit taught me the importance of praise and worship and inspired me to write praise scriptures and pray them Into my life. Now when I first get up In the morning before I start my day I praise and worship Him. There are some great worship music online that can usher you into God’s presence. Worship Him in the beauty of holiness.

As you seek the Lord with all your heart and all your might you will find Him. As you feed on His word you will receive many spiritual blessings beyond the believable. As you pray you will be drawn so close to His heart, so close that He will reveal His heart and you will feel His heart and hear His faint whispers.
As you praise and worship Him, He will powerfully respond to you and protect you and restore your life completely. As we work on seeking, feeding, praying, and praising Him we are then complete in Him and we become the true worshippers Jesus spoke of to the woman at the well. Worship is a lifestyle as we apply these four steps we will be an overcomer, more than a conqueror and one step without the other we are lacking God’s power and blessings.

Why does God make us wait?
W- Wisdom comes
A- Acknowledge Him is a must
I – Intimacy builds and grows
T-Trust develops deep within you

If you are waiting right now on God to move in your life I know what it’s like and it’s not easy, but I guarantee If you discipline yourself and apply these four steps, you will see God move in you, through you and for you like you’ve never seen before. So don’t be discouraged for there is hope in Him. I am excited for all God has done in my life and I’m excited for the future in all He has planned. There is no greater adventure than this my friends and no matter what goes on in the world around you, it is still possible to be filled with His peace and joy overflowing. Love and blessings to you all, Jan (Lollita Faith)

All I say now is, thank the Lord for the wait I endured. Because if I didn’t, I wouldn’t know Him like I do and I wouldn’t be able to share the treasure I have discovered in waiting on Him. The treasure of intimacy with Him, is a life of joy in its fullest form.

Scripture ref. Isaiah 40:28-31, Matt.6:33, Zechariah 4:6, Psalm 96:9, Psalm 1:2, Psalm 16:11, John 10:10, Matt.5:6.

© PassionateHeart LFH